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VESSEL

Unique ID: SOM-9518B3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Rim sherd of a Medieval cooking pot, c.13th - 15th century. Everted concave rim with an expanded outer edge which creates a flat lip on the upper face of the rim and a broader D-shaped expansion on the lower face. Buff fabric with abundent small sand temper and occasional larger quartz up to 1mm. Sooting on both faces. It has very abraded breaks and weighs 17.11 grams. It is too small to estimate the original diameter.

Class: Cooking

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 17.11 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SCC receipt 018336

Materials and construction

Primary material: Ceramic
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
To be known as: Milborne Port CP

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Chance find during metal detecting
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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